WWE Rumor Roundup - Backlash over Undertaker's RAW promo; Reason for backstage heat on Rollins; Goldberg to lose at WrestleMania? - 1st April 2020

#3 Goldberg may drop the Universal Championship at WrestleMania

Roman Reigns vs Goldberg was set to headline this year's WrestleMania. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Roman Reigns decided to pull out of the show.

There have been reports that have stated that Braun Strowman is the man who will replace Reigns as Goldberg's opponent at The Showcase of The Immortals. There will likely be a segment this SmackDown that will make the new match official.

Dave Meltzer of WON has stated the situation has become complicated as WWE obviously wanted Reigns to become the Universal Champion by beating Goldberg. However, there is no word on when Reigns will return which puts the company in a precarious position. On top of that, Bill Goldberg is 'expensive' and they don't really need to pay him such a big sum for another show.

Here is what he said in regards to Braun Strowman winning at WrestleMania:

"I would not put it on Strowman but I think that they might just because of the idea that we've been advertising this match, so, therefore, since we're cheating, you know one of the mentalities that you do when you're a promoter, when there is a no-show in the main event or in the Championship match, you put the other guy over so that people at least feel, 'hey, we got to see a title change even though we didn't get to see the match we paid for."